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Hey everybody My Grandpa is 93 and living with my parents. He is having trouble with his last few teeth and the dentist says they will pull the last few and go with false teeth. But it’s about 2 months before his dentist appointment then healing, etc. So right now he has a lot of trouble...

Just saying!!!! Score!! Let’s hear your best squash soup recipes and whatever recipes

Hey everybody My wife’s birthday is coming up and I invited some of her friends over. We’re doing bbq and drinks and all sorts of yummy food. However it’s starting to cool off at night a bit now here and one of her friends is a vegetarian. So I was thinking some sort of fun vegi soup maybe...

Hey guys We’re looking at getting a vacuum sealer for doing some butchering and keeping meat etc. My mrs. saw some at Costco and other places. Looking for recommendations tips etc. I’m in Ontario. Thanks guys

Our old bread maker has finally bit the biscuit. Our new one is a 1 beater squarish pan and can do 1 1/2 or 2 lb loaf. It came with a little recipe/instruction book but I tried 2 different recipes and they didn’t rise and came out no good. We went back to our old recipe for 1 1/2lb loaf but...

Hey everybody I was cooking and made ‘double’ what I needed. So what do you do with boiled ready barley? Our grandparents live alone 3 of them so I’ve done a bit of home cooking and sending them a portion. So today I made a cabbage roll lasagna kinda dish. I made barley instead of rice and...

Did a roast duck last weekend and decided to go for some broth. Boiled the carcass, veggies, spices, etc we got 4L of broth. Had a go with just veggies, spices, etc got 1.5L Just did a roast turkey yesterday so thought why not give the broth a go in the slow cooker over night worked nicely...

Happy new year everybody My mrs is a fan of turnip and she’s been mentioning it lately so I’m thinking my next weekly soup should be turnip. So usually I do a beef soup bone then the root veg go savoury but do you guys have a no fail go to? Also if I go chicken or veg broth what do you think...

I know many families have traditions that repeat annually and they are often delicious and wonderful. However, reading some of the threads on here it got me thinking. For example thanksgiving or Christmas dinner often has a turkey as the main event for the meal. But to my understanding turkeys...

Hey everybody I’m not sure how accurate this title is but I’m working with leftovers. We went to Popeyes chicken and got a lg gravy with our meal. We ate a bit but not a lot. It’s a thinner ‘Louisiana’ style and has different flavours than my normal chicken gravy. So it’s kinda chilly today...

We just went to Aunt & Uncles farm picked up a bunch of butternut, acorn, potato squash and pumpkins. She got 3 baskets of apples from grandpas farm to!!! So many ideas for the squash but what are your favourites

It’s soup season now!!! I have half a bushel of red bell peppers. Hoping for cozy and home style but love to see options.

My niece raised a couple ducks and they thought uncle would be the best person to give them to, very sweet of her. So they pulled them out of the freezer and now we have one thawing out for tomorrow. Tomorrow is our holiday so lazy and cozy around the house so I’m thinking a simple herb coated...

Have slow cookers taken a back seat to the pressure cookers lately? I see a bunch of talk and recipes for 30 minute roasts etc. I’ve never had a pressure cooker, never had the want for one I guess. With everyone off now and home with time have the slow cookers got pulled back out and dusted off?

Is anyone else looking to tighten there belts with this virus taking everybody off work? I applied for unemployment haven’t had to do that for a couple years now. So I think planning ahead will be better then scrimping later. There is just the 2 of us here. Why don’t we share ideas, hacks...

This may not be the right spot for this but I roasted a turkey today. My mrs said it’s a bit too much (12ish lbs) but I know we’re home for the next 8 days off work for self quarantine. So now I need to use it up and I have some ideas but more never hurts. Be creative I’ve got time! Turkey: Pot...

At the grocery store I see French bread, Italian bread, white bread, etc. These are all white breads what’s the difference? We’re home with the self quarantine and I’m a cooker but we have a ton of flour etc and we used to make our own bread and buns but not in awhile now. Lol, our yeast is...

This was delicious I made it yesterday I chopped half a dozen strips of bacon into a ban to fry Smash and chopped 3 cloves of garlic Halved button mushrooms (any kind ok) Diced 1 onion, 2 jalapeños, 2 stalks of celery, a handful of spinach Fry all of that together until gorgeous Mean...

I haven’t made this in years but my wife said if her brothers and there other halves and kids etc come down this weekend to go skiing we should do a big pot of this. So what are your tips and tricks to make it the best?

Working from home today so bacon eggs and garlic toast for brunch. But I brought in a pork bone and have a big can of hienz maple brown beans. Low slow easy chill day ahead. The meaty bone is thawing out then I’ll roast it maybe with a diced onion then dump in the can of beans to tenderize...

I’ve pulled out a beef roast to thaw and my Mrs is thinking pot roast which I make stock and soup from for the week. So I’ll have beef for most of the week to make meals from. Usually I stick the herbs to the roast and go low and slow. Today I’m doing the oven instead of slow cooker, etc...

It’s likely a good sign that this page is slow. But I’m always checking in on it it’s one theme that takes me back to why I came here in the first place and makes me think I’m helping others how I was helped along. Not needing this section is great but I do like the planning and day dreaming...

I see lots of plan ahead advice. Plan your meals use recipes to make grocery lists, etc. Just wondering how many people do that or how many people get there staples or what they think looks good then get creative afterwards? I find myself planning meals around my ingredients rather then...

I’ve been seeing different post about gourmet dinners, elegant soups, etc. These are all home cooked and ingredients are ingredients assuming you cook with decent ingredients. But when does food become elegant compared to everyday dinner? Is it actually the food or the presentation or is it if...

What was your mom’s soup you remember from growing up? What was your most memorable soup you made for your kids? What is your favourite soup now? Do you make any changes tweaks or changes to soups from your past? How have the soups of your life changed over time and generations